Not Fakin' It | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 1989 | |||
Studio | Atlantic Studios, New York City | |||
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Length | 39:07 | |||
Label | PolyGram | |||
Producer | Michael Monroe, Michael Frondelli | |||
Michael Monroe chronology | ||||
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Singles from Not Fakin' It | ||||
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Hi-Fi News & Record Review | A:1* [6] |
Not Fakin' It is the second studio album by Hanoi Rocks singer Michael Monroe, released in September 1989 through PolyGram; [5] a remastered edition was reissued through Lemon Recordings in 2003. The album is Monroe's most commercially successful solo release to date, reaching No. 14 on the Finnish albums chart, [7] No. 161 on the U.S. Billboard 200, [8] and being certified gold in Japan. [7] The single "Man with No Eyes" reached No. 90 on the UK singles chart. [9]
The music video for "Dead, Jail or Rock 'n' Roll" featured Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose and received substantial rotation on MTV; it was later covered by the band Warrant for their 2002 album Under the Influence . The track "Angel" is a re-recording of the song "She's No Angel" which had appeared on Monroe's previous album, Nights Are So Long (1987).
The albums consists of "Michael Monroe [adding] hair band rock to his usual mix of punk, glam, and '70s heavy metal". [5] Ultimate Classic Rock placed the album No. 26 on their list of the Top 30 Glam Metal Albums, and described it as a "glam-punk-'n'-roll hybrid". [10]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Dead, Jail or Rock 'n' Roll" | Michael Monroe, Little Steven, Nasty Suicide | 4:31 |
2. | "While You Were Looking at Me" | Steven | 4:03 |
3. | "She's No Angel" (Heavy Metal Kids cover) | Gary Holton, Monroe, Stiv Bators | 3:52 |
4. | "All Night with the Lights On" | Monroe, Phil Grande, Danny Lewis | 3:52 |
5. | "Not Fakin' It" (Nazareth cover) | Dan McCafferty, Manny Charlton, Pete Agnew, Darrell Sweet | 3:52 |
6. | "Shakedown" | Monroe, Grande | 3:13 |
7. | "Man with No Eyes" | Monroe, Grande | 3:58 |
8. | "Love Is Thicker than Blood" | Monroe, Martin Briley | 4:14 |
9. | "Smoke Screen" | Monroe, Steven, Suicide | 4:05 |
10. | "Thrill Me" | Monroe, Grande | 3:27 |
Total length: | 39:07 |
Technical
Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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Finnish albums chart [7] | 14 |
Japan Oricon Albums Chart [11] | 21 |
US Billboard 200 [8] | 161 |